The Incredible and Sad Fate of Ivan and Ivana

This book is a fairy tale about modernity, where at the crossroads everyone chooses their own fate. Twins Ivan and Ivana were born in Guadeloupe, named after Ivan the Terrible. Their mother is poor, and their father returned to his... homeland in Mali even before they were born. Throughout their lives, they feel an exceptional emotional connection, too strong even for twins. Eventually, their fairy tale and sad fate will lead them to Mali, and then to Paris, where the paths of brother and sister will part forever.
Maryse Condé addresses the most contemporary problems: racism, terrorism, political corruption and violence, economic inequality and immigration, as if all this is happening not in reality, as if we are dreaming it all.